Question 1
Which of the following is most likely to be governed by states’ laws?
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Question 2
The following is an accurate description of state constitutions:
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Question 3
Which of the following is most likely to be primarily governed by federal law:
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Question 4
The following describes the common law:
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Question 5
In what part of the U.S. Constitution is freedom of speech identified?
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Question 6
The law found to be unconstitutional in Griswold v. Connecticut was:
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Question 7
The Bill of Rights was:
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Question 8
In Griswold v. Connecticut, on what basis did concurring Justice Goldberg see authority in the Ninth Amendment for a right of privacy?
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Question 9
In what part of the U.S. Constitution does an Equal Protection Clause appear?
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Question 10
The U.S. Supreme Court held that separate public schools were inherently unequal in:
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Question 11
Use of numerical quotas to achieve racial diversity was:
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Question 12
In what part of the U.S. Constitution does a Due Process Clause appear?
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Question 13
To what extent is expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment?
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Question 14
To what extent must a religion be well established in history for its practices to be protected under the First Amendment?
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Question 15
Which of the following does the First Amendment provide with respect to freedom of speech? Selected Answer:
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Question 16
Which of the following is the most correct description of state public records laws?
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Question 17
To whom does the federal Government in the Sunshine Act apply?
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Question 18
What was at issue the 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case of New York Times Co. v. United States?
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Question 19
Which of the following is the language from the First Amendment regarding the freedom of the press?
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Question 20
All of the following can be registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office except: Selected Answer:
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Question 21
What payment does the U.S. Constitution require to the owner when government acquires property through use of eminent domain?
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Question 22
The U.S. Supreme Court has held that local zoning regulations are constitutional if: Selected Answer:
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Question 23
In a corporation the following have the legal authority to make fundamental decisions about corporate existence:
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Question 24
Limited liability companies are a popular form of business entity because:
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Question 25
The federal rules for general government contracting requirements are the:
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Question 26
The following is the most accurate description of a public employer’s legal right to consider political affiliation in hiring and termination decisions:
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Question 27
Under the usual state whistleblower law a public employee:
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Question 28
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964:
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Question 29
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act applies to employees who are at least the following age:
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Question 30
In a tort claim punitive damages are:
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Question 31
Medical expenses for injuries suffered as a result of someone else’s negligence would be considered what kind of damages?
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Question 32
The Federal Tort Claims Act:
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Question 33
The Fourth Amendment prohibits
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Question 34
The compilation of all federal rules currently in effect is:
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Question 35
The federal Administrative Procedure Act was enacted in:
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Question 36
An agency rule that explains an agency’s understanding of the law or its regulations is known as:
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Question 37
An elected public official who improperly applies public property to personal use:
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Question 38
Local government ethics rules tend to:
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Question 39
State ethics laws:
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Question 40
In a mediation:
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Question 41
Injunctive relief is:
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Question 42
In litigation, the plaintiff:
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Question 43
Which of the following representations by a lawyer to a court during a trial would likely be a breach of the lawyer’s professional obligations?
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Question 44
Under which of the following circumstances may a lawyer disclose a confidential client-lawyer communication?
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Question 45
A lawyer is licensed to give advice in a specialty area, such as real estate law, only if:
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Question 46
A lawyer who represented the government in a particular matter:
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Question 47
A series of publications that provide a means of checking cases, statutes, and other authority for subsequent and related authority is:
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Question 48
C.F.R. stands for:
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Question 49
In an A.L.R. you would find:
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Question 50
Local government ordinances are published:
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